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STURM is a Latvian independent record label founded in 1998 by Reno Krauklis (aka Dj KNAB and recording artist Knauzers), who is a well known member of various Latvian underground electronic music acts.

Label releases Latvian industrial and dark ambient related music and hosts frequent gatherings for industrial people with live performances by local and guest projects, hailing to industrial subculture and underground electronica..

History
Sturm emerged out of the real underground in April 1998 with a series of legendary parties, involving local noise artists and porn/shock performances. By the time it was the only industrial event in the Baltic region and it has retained it's uncompromising stance and attitude throughout those years as a music label and a movement.

Over the years, the Sturm has become like an industrial music movement and power noise movement within the industrial music scene.

Various activities and expressions

The name STURM is a referrence to the term "sturm" in german language that in this case serves as a reminder of continuous moving towards.

Most prominent and well recognized band that has gained some international recognition is Rosewater. Their third album Bloodcount has earned some wider recognition. In 2004 they where opening and warm-up act for Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) who performed in Riga.

There are various artists and bands that release music under this label: Rosewater, Barodarho, Knauzers, Strops, Claustrum, and some of them are regularly featured at the various local electronim music gatherings and festivals, and some of them have been featured in various music festivals.

More recently Oyaarss has been featured at the Maschinenfest industrial music festival and Autogen at the Body Machine Body festival.

STURM community has also created it's own Latvian industrial online radio Sturmlinie as well as a huge collection of Latvian electronic music that covers various artists and their work from different decades.

A number of other electronic music labels have also been set up by some members of STURM community, namely Kraamu bode (founded by Stropu Jurka aka Strops) and Underbed Storage (founded by Lauris from Claustrum) that release music on irregular basis.

Artists and bands (current and former)
• AON

• Autogen

• Antarktida

• Barodarho

• Bios

• Brigado Genocid

• Claustrum

• Gas Of Latvia

• Hezzel

• Irklis

• Kauna Traips

• Knauzers

• Koronar

• Marchwitza

• Monkmort

• Narkose X

• Pixel Hero

• Rosewater

• Scripta Sensus

• Spararats

• Strops

• Swamp Koks

• Symmetry Of Asymmetry

• Thinner

• Traur Zot

• Klusie Viesi

Compilation albums
• Sturmer

• Sturmer II

• Sturmer III

• Decennium Sturm

• INDUSTRIGA 56° 57" N 24° 9" E

• Sturmer IV